Alan Waterman
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My dedicated hot water return line is 89 feet away from my water heater under my kitchen sink. The hot water and return line are both 1/2" copper 5/8 O.D.
Currently there are 5/8" O.D inlet compression quarter turn valves with 3/8" outlets. The hot water valve goes into a T with a 1/4" braided line going from hot out of one of the tees to the recirc return valve.
There is a ton of restriction. The I.D .569" gets choked down to about 1/8" which is the I.D of the 1/4" compression screw type braided cable connecting the hot water to the recirc.
I'd like to plumb this so it maintains full port from the hot water side into the recirc but can't find any combinations of valves and fittings that will do the job?
There doesn't appear to be any such thing as a 5/8" O.D inlet quarter turn valve with a 5/8" outlet and even the ones I can find with 1/2" outlet still choke down to 1/4" internally.
What should I do?
Currently there are 5/8" O.D inlet compression quarter turn valves with 3/8" outlets. The hot water valve goes into a T with a 1/4" braided line going from hot out of one of the tees to the recirc return valve.
There is a ton of restriction. The I.D .569" gets choked down to about 1/8" which is the I.D of the 1/4" compression screw type braided cable connecting the hot water to the recirc.
I'd like to plumb this so it maintains full port from the hot water side into the recirc but can't find any combinations of valves and fittings that will do the job?
There doesn't appear to be any such thing as a 5/8" O.D inlet quarter turn valve with a 5/8" outlet and even the ones I can find with 1/2" outlet still choke down to 1/4" internally.
What should I do?